[pp.107-112]
Hideo YAMAZAKI, Takae MORITA, Minako DANBARA and Soichi SAKABE (Yamaguchi University / Soka University)
Abstract:
This study tried to clarify a multidimensional structure of the semihealth status in junior high school students in Japan, and to examine the relationship between the status and related environmental factors. The self-reported questionnaire was administered to 540 students in junior high schools in 2008. The principal component analysis was performed to the eligible data in order to extract the multidimensional structure of the semihealth status. Four principal components were extracted as compound scales of the structure. Especially, the first principal component could be interpreted as the semihealth index (SHI) indicated synthesis semihealth conditions. Using the multidimensional criteria of the semihealth, the status was assessed. In junior high school students, the semihealth status was closely associated with vigorous physical activities after school lesson, the time of reading at home, and the time of watching television at home.
Key Word:
semihealth status, multidimensional structure, environmental factors, junior high school students